Seasonal Museum Technician

Full Job Description

The typical seasonal period for this position is April/May to October/November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: April/May 2026. Open to the first 150 applicants or until 01/27/2026 whichever comes first.

All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-01/27/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time).

If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position.

Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to, experience preserving, handling, inventorying and cataloging museum objects and managing loans in accordance with museum operations and management standards; implementing museum exhibit maintenance program including housekeeping schedules, repairing, and rehabilitating museum exhibits; performing routine research for object documentation, exhibits, special reports, and other purposes; assisting visiting researchers with archives and responding to requests to use the collection.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full academic year of related graduate-level education.

Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses related to the position to be filled.

You must include transcripts -OR- Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) as evidenced by one of the three following methods: I am in the upper third of my graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR I have a GPA 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum, or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in my major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; OR I am a member in one of the national scholastic honor societies.

You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above.

To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester or quarter hours of directly related graduate level college study in an accredited institution and divide by the number of semester or quarter hours that equals one full year of graduate level education.

Then take the number of months of full time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

Maintains and updates NPS cataloging and database using established NPS procedures.

Implements museum maintenance, IPM, environmental monitoring and housekeeping schedules and performs routine cleaning of museum collections storage and exhibit spaces.

Prepares, maintains, and organizes automated curatorial records including accession records, catalog records, and donation forms. Assists with exhibit development, design, installation and maintenance.

Photographs and scans objects ensuring that all images meet best practice standards.

Uses archives and museum collection to provide answers to research requests from outside researchers and from park staff, monitors museum facility during research appointments, and assists researchers during appointments.

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